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How Luxury, Experience and Education Are Redefining the Global Bar Scene

How Luxury, Experience and Education Are Redefining the Global Bar Scene

With luxury shifting toward authenticity and human connection, Bacardi’s director of trade advocacy explores the trends transforming cocktail...

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Adrian Biggs

Clare Waight Keller’s New Reformation Launch Brings Sustainable Shine to the Holidays

Clare Waight Keller’s New Reformation Launch Brings Sustainable Shine to the Holidays

Clare Waight Keller and Reformation have partnered up on a collection of Jewelry Ref x Clare Waight Keller The holiday season is synonymous with...

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Sarah Yousif

Don’t Miss: Eva Helene Pade’s Choreography of Color and Desire at Thaddaeus Ropac

Don’t Miss: Eva Helene Pade’s Choreography of Color and Desire at Thaddaeus Ropac

“Eva Helene Pade: Søgelys” is at Thaddaeus Ropac in London through December 20, 2025. Courtesy Thaddaeus Ropac gallery, London · Paris · Salzburg ·...

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Elisa Carollo

The Best New L.A. Restaurant Openings of November

The Best New L.A. Restaurant Openings of November

As we venture further into fall, the Los Angeles dining scene continues to grow with friendly new faces that hope to become longstanding staples....

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Allie Lebos

Iconic Moments from 95 Years of Glittering Galas at The Pierre

Iconic Moments from 95 Years of Glittering Galas at The Pierre

Karl Lagerfeld once said that he measured distances in New York by how far they were from the legendary Hotel Pierre (now 'The Pierre, a Taj...

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Jennifer Ashley Wright

A.I. Models Can Exhibit Human-Like Gambling Addiction Behaviors: Study

A new study suggests LLMs may adopt risky, human-like gambling patterns when given more autonomy.

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Photography’s Past and Future Hung in Tense Harmony at Paris Photo

Under the glass dome of the Grand Palais, it sometimes felt like walking within three different centuries at once.

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Henry Roberts

Why Hofesh Shechter’s ‘Theatre of Dreams’ Is Such a Surreal Escape

The work pushes audiences into a world where choreography, sound and light blur the boundaries between conscious experience and the subconscious.

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Caedra Scott-Flaherty

Qatar Set to Open a Freeport Powerhouse Ahead of Art Basel in Doha

The country is showing an early but timely awareness that high-end art fairs thrive when connected to the right logistics ecosystem.

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Elisa Carollo

This $2.6B Japanese A.I. Startup Exposes the Language Gap in Today’s LLMs

With new funding and a $2.6 billion valuation, Sakana AI is accelerating Japan-centric A.I. research, multilingual models and industry-specific tools.

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

The Top Collections (and Their Top Lots) Headlining the $1.6 Billion November Sales

The Top Collections (and Their Top Lots) Headlining the $1.6 Billion November Sales

The collection of Robert F. Weis and Patricia G. Ross Weis has an estimate in excess of $180 million. Christie's The November marquee sales in New...

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Elisa Carollo

One Fine Show: “Strange Realities, The Symbolist Imagination” at the Art Institute of Chicago

One Fine Show: “Strange Realities, The Symbolist Imagination” at the Art Institute of Chicago

Gustaf Fjaestad, Moonlight, Örebro, 1897. Courtesy he Art Institute of Chicago Welcome to One Fine Show , where Observer highlights a recently...

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Dan Duray

The 10 Most Exciting Restaurants to Check Out in New York City for November

The 10 Most Exciting Restaurants to Check Out in New York City for November

Ah, November. There’s a bite in the air; we’ve set the clocks back; the sun is now setting unnervingly early. But in better news, this heralds the...

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Juliet Izon

Cultural Memory and the Concept of Country in “Emily Kam Kngwarray” at Tate Modern

Cultural Memory and the Concept of Country in “Emily Kam Kngwarray” at Tate Modern

Emily Kam Kngwarray, Untitled (awely), 1994. From the NGA collection. © Emily Kam Kngwarry, Licensed by DACS 2025 Remarkably, Emily Kam Kngwarray...

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Simon Coates

Job Hugging: The HR Buzzword That Reveals a Deeper Productivity Crisis

Job Hugging: The HR Buzzword That Reveals a Deeper Productivity Crisis

In an era of economic uncertainty, “job hugging” exposes how safety-seeking behavior can erode creativity, engagement and performance. Unsplash ...

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Dr. David Oxley And Dr. Helmut Schuster

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon to Retire After a 40-Year Career at the Retail Giant

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon to Retire After a 40-Year Career at the Retail Giant

Doug McMillon has worked at Walmart since 1984. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Doug McMillon, who has led Walmart for more than a decade and...

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Anthropic’s Claude Expands Into Industrial A.I. Through Major Partnership

Anthropic’s Claude Expands Into Industrial A.I. Through Major Partnership

Anthropic is founded and led by CEO Dario Amodei. JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP via Getty Images Anthropic, long known in Silicon Valley for its...

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Victor Dey

Cyber Sovereignty at Risk: How Geopolitics Are Shaping Canada’s Digital Security

Cyber Sovereignty at Risk: How Geopolitics Are Shaping Canada’s Digital Security

From ransomware to quantum disruption, Canada must take urgent steps to defend its institutions and build long-term cyber capacity. Observer Labs...

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Judith Borts

Inside the Trust Recession: What’s Driving the Crisis in Modern Leadership

Inside the Trust Recession: What’s Driving the Crisis in Modern Leadership

From admitting what you don’t know to listening with real empathy, today’s leaders must rebuild trust one honest interaction at a time. Unsplash...

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Ravi Rajani

Jo Fish Confronts the Tension Between Flesh and Data in a World of Visual Saturation

Jo Fish Confronts the Tension Between Flesh and Data in a World of Visual Saturation

Jo Fish’s “The Speed of a Trend” is at HdM Gallery in Beijing through November 22, 2025. Courtesy of Hdm Gallery New York-based artist Jo Fish...

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Elisa Carollo

HBO’s Crown Jewel Status Shapes the Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery

HBO’s Crown Jewel Status Shapes the Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery

HBO delivers the legitimacy and value no rival can replicate. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery There’s a particularly...

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Brandon Katz

A.I. Pioneer Yoshua Bengio Becomes 1st Living Scientist With 1M Google Scholar Citations

A.I. Pioneer Yoshua Bengio Becomes 1st Living Scientist With 1M Google Scholar Citations

Yoshua Bengio was also a recipient of the 2018 Turing Award. Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images Michel Foucault, the late French philosopher and...

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Matthew McConaughey, Michael Caine Give Their Voice to A.I. Startup ElevenLabs

Matthew McConaughey, Michael Caine Give Their Voice to A.I. Startup ElevenLabs

Matthew McConaughey also became an investor in ElevenLabs. Dave Benett/Getty Images for Apple TV At the end of every episode of creator Vince...

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Andy Meek

The Glamorous History of The Pierre: Manhattan’s Iconic Hotel Turns 95

The Glamorous History of The Pierre: Manhattan’s Iconic Hotel Turns 95

When The Pierre Hotel opened its doors in 1930, it instantly became a playground for Manhattan's elite. Over the past 95 years, this iconic hotel...

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Jennifer Ashley Wright

Five Groundbreaking Postwar Women Artists Lead New York’s Fall Art Season

Five Groundbreaking Postwar Women Artists Lead New York’s Fall Art Season

Recently opened exhibitions highlight the work of women who redefined contemporary art. Photo: Chase Barnes | Courtesy David Zwirner As the art...

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Elisa Carollo

Disney’s Theme Parks and Cruises Keep the Magic Alive

Disney’s Theme Parks and Cruises Keep the Magic Alive

Disney’s booming experiences division helps steady the company as entertainment struggles continue. Unsplash One might assume that, amid a year of...

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

The Most Coveted Beauty Gifts for the Holidays

The Most Coveted Beauty Gifts for the Holidays

If holiday shopping for the beauty lover in your life is feeling ever so daunting right now, then you're in the right place. Skincare and beauty—...

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Morgan Halberg

A Museum Lover’s Guide to Maryland’s Glenstone

A Museum Lover’s Guide to Maryland’s Glenstone

Glenstone’s name comes from Glen Road, where the property line begins, and a type of carderock stone found in Montgomery County. Photo by Goran...

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Dian Parker

Starbucks’ Red Cup Day Kicks Off the Holidays Amid CEO Brian Niccol’s Turnaround Plan

Starbucks’ Red Cup Day Kicks Off the Holidays Amid CEO Brian Niccol’s Turnaround Plan

Brian Niccol leads Starbucks’ turnaround with a focus on efficiency and customer experience. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Starbucks kicks off its...

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Rachel Curry

A.I. ‘Vibe Coding’ Startup Cursor Nearly Triples Valuation to $29B After New Funding

A.I. ‘Vibe Coding’ Startup Cursor Nearly Triples Valuation to $29B After New Funding

As “vibe coding” sweeps Silicon Valley, engineers are embracing A.I. models that make writing code feel almost effortless. Puzzle Creative for...

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Kader Attia’s Poetics of Repair in “Shattering and Gathering our Traces”

Kader Attia’s Poetics of Repair in “Shattering and Gathering our Traces”

“Kader Attia: Shattering and Gathering our Traces” is at Lehman Maupin in New York through December 20, 2025. © Kader Attia. Courtesy the artist...

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Elisa Carollo

Chicago’s Must-Visit Indie Coffee Shops Are Brewing Something Special

Chicago’s Must-Visit Indie Coffee Shops Are Brewing Something Special

One of the best ways to get to know a city is to find all the cool coffee shops. These spots are often where local artists and tastemakers hang...

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Kristine Hansen

Fei-Fei Li’s Spatial A.I. Startup World Labs Unveils Its First Product

Fei-Fei Li’s Spatial A.I. Startup World Labs Unveils Its First Product

The Stanford researcher’s startup aims to build A.I. systems fluent in the physical world. Photo by Yui Mok - Pool/Getty Images Last January,...

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Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Ten Years On, Art X Lagos Has Become the Heartbeat of Nigeria’s Creative Ecosystem

Ten Years On, Art X Lagos Has Become the Heartbeat of Nigeria’s Creative Ecosystem

The Library at Art X Lagos 2025. Photo: Gameli Hamelo for Observer The Nigerian city of Lagos has become a global art destination in large part due...

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Gameli Hamelo

“Thirst” at The Wellcome Collection Dives Deep into the Politics of Water

“Thirst” at The Wellcome Collection Dives Deep into the Politics of Water

“Thirst” pulls no punches when portraying the reality of water as a commodity that is owned, managed and mismanaged by the powerful. Courtesy the...

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Henry Roberts